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“All you can do, Rosemary–all any of us can do–is work to be something positive instead. That is a choice that every sapient must make every day of their life. The universe is what we make of it. It’s up to you to decide what part you will play.” ~ Becky Chambers, The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
“I am old, but the word to me means familiar, comfortable. Accustomed after long and venerable use. Not dilapidated and useless.” ~ Sherwood Smith, Treason’s Shore
“Nothing is invented, for it’s written in nature first. Originality consists of returning to the origin.” ~Dan Brown, Origin
“But the hell you make for yourself is still hell, maybe.” - Patrick Ness
"'Wayne's a little attached to that hat,' Waxillium said. 'He thinks it's lucky.' Wayne: 'It is lucky. I ain't never died while wearing that hat.'" ~ Brandon Sanderson, Alloy of Law
“It's a bad word, 'belong.' Especially when you put it with somebody you love ... You can't own a human being.” ~ Toni Morrison, Song of Solomon
“Each member of the family in his own cell of consciousness, each making his own patchwork quilt of reality—collecting fragments of experience here, pieces of information there.” ~ Toni Morrison, The Bluest Eye
“Hope. What is its dimension? How long is it? Where does it lead? When does it become habitual, automatic, the answer not only to doubt, but also to action, and redemption, and living?” ~ Josiah Bancroft, Senlin Ascends
“The weakest possible excuse to include anything in a story is: 'But it actually happened.' Everything happens; everything imaginable happens.” ~ Robert McKee, Story
"'Strange to be almost fifty, no? I feel like I just understood how to be young.' 'Yes! It's like the last day in a foreign country. You finally figure out where to get coffee, and drinks, and a good steak. And then you have to leave. And you won't ever be back.'" ~ Andrew Sean Greer, Less
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